Hi Rechelle, My parents had an ice box like those too. I remember the iceman delivering ice. We liked to chip it off and eat it. The trick was not getting caught. LOL I do love to see vintage things and thank the Lord many times that I do not have to live with such inconveniences.Love the old furniture though. I know you enjoyed seeing all these things. I would too.

Would you believe that I STILL have a wooden "ice box" in my family room (in the basement)? Yep, it was the very first "vintage" item I ever bought...I was 22 and I paid (hold on to your britches) $3.50! My hubby and I stripped it, then stained it and (hold on to your britches again!) painted the inside of it ghastly yellow! That was in the 70s and ghastly yellow was a cool color! Anyway, that ice box has been used as a microwave holder on top. The inside has served as our "liquor cabinet", a holder of all of my cookbooks and now (since it's downstairs) it decorates one corner of the room and holds some of our old college text books. It was the best $3.50 I ever spent!

I started in about 10 days ago to jump back into the blogging pool after a really crazy summer. I divided all my blogging friends into "blog teams" and thought I would just visit one team each day of the week and I got through about three days and my hard drive died and now that I have a new one I lost all my teams and had to start working on new ones.

I hope to being posting next week if the end of the front room remodel goes well. It has been so crazy here in the desert. I have really missed blogging.

Beautiful eye candy! Finally getting back to you about the "Simply Country Living" book! I really like it!!! It has great pics, but it also has a lot of great advice! I don't purchase many books, but I'm glad I purchased this one!

You had asked about my hot glue madness!! I have never hung very large plates using the glue. The plates that I have hung using the glue, I have never had a problem with them falling. When I want to remove them, I just wiggle them back and forth and they just pop right off. It may make a difference if you have drywall or plaster or even the type of paint you use. I'm just not sure. All I can tell you is We have drywall and usually use a satin paint. Good luck.

Pretty pretties!! This is my favorite type of place to prowl. My aunt has her parents fridge like that one in the middle, I love to find insulators like these, I actually had a dresser in this style as a girl it really made me feel like a princess. And I love the mirrors on this last one:)

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Hi! I'm Rechelle. Mommy and Stepmom to my blended brood. As you can imagine there is never a dull or quiet moment in our home. And it's a rather "cozy" home at that, one that seems even "cozier" when we're all together at the same time! I love anything with a history. My home is filled with treasures that have been handed down through generations, or that I've found in thrift stores & antique malls. I love all kinds of music, classic movies & Gene Kelly. Some of my favorite things are vintage tablecloths, lace, beadboard, toile, fine china, tea sets, old homes- be they craftsman, victorian or farmhouses-, decorating & antiques. Living in a cookie cutter house has had it's decorating challenges but my husband and I have loved adding character and making it a "home". We've still many projects to embark upon, but one day... Welcome to my blog, happy reading and please comment! I'd love to get to know you better and may we become fast friends. Enjoy your day and may it be great!